Monday, March 1, 2010

March is flood awareness month in Iowa!

The University of Iowa Press is proud to be publishing A Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008, edited by ecologist, historian, and archivist for IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering at the University of Iowa College of Engineering Cornelia F. Mutel. We'll keep you posted on upcoming events with Connie Mutel and contributors of the book, and in the meantime come back on Wednesday for Part 1 of our interview with Connie about the Iowa floods!

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